九旬老妇打跑二十岁抢包贼_报刊文摘
toledo, ohio - a purse snatcher picked on the wrong 91-year-old, police said. katherine woodworth started swinging her purse at the man and hit him until he ran away, police said. he had walked up to her in a department store parking lot saturday afternoon and told her that he was going to take her purse.
"i didn’t have my hearing aid in, and i thought he said that he was going to take my pulse," she said. "then he said it again that he was going to take my purse and i said, ’no, you’re not.’"
the small woman with gray hair and glasses turned angry. "he just made me mad," woodworth said. "i wasn’t really thinking, i just hit him."
woodworth’s moves impressed sgt. tim hanus. "i’m kind of surprised and amused," he said. "she let him have it just hard enough to scare him off."
another woman in the parking lot noticed the struggle and took a description of the suspect’s vehicle and a license plate number.
police arrested matthew spradlin, 20, of walbridge. he also was accused of stealing a purse at a grocery store, where employees accused him of trying to take a woman’s purse off her shopping cart. he was charged with robbery, felony theft, assault, aggravated menacing, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
hanus said women woodworth’s age shouldn’t try to fight off attackers. woodworth said she didn’t think her age was much of a factor. "i’ll be 92 in august and i guess i’ve got more nerve now than when i was younger," she said.
辅助阅读：一个二十岁的青年企图抢一个九旬老妇的包。该老妇发觉后便用包轮打该抢包青年，直至该青年仓皇遁逃。该老妇讲，她根本没把自己的年龄当成一个问题。根据目击者描述的嫌疑犯所驾车的特征和车牌号，警察逮捕了该抢包青年。
"i didn’t have my hearing aid in, and i thought he said that he was going to take my pulse," she said. "then he said it again that he was going to take my purse and i said, ’no, you’re not.’"
the small woman with gray hair and glasses turned angry. "he just made me mad," woodworth said. "i wasn’t really thinking, i just hit him."
woodworth’s moves impressed sgt. tim hanus. "i’m kind of surprised and amused," he said. "she let him have it just hard enough to scare him off."
another woman in the parking lot noticed the struggle and took a description of the suspect’s vehicle and a license plate number.
police arrested matthew spradlin, 20, of walbridge. he also was accused of stealing a purse at a grocery store, where employees accused him of trying to take a woman’s purse off her shopping cart. he was charged with robbery, felony theft, assault, aggravated menacing, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
hanus said women woodworth’s age shouldn’t try to fight off attackers. woodworth said she didn’t think her age was much of a factor. "i’ll be 92 in august and i guess i’ve got more nerve now than when i was younger," she said.
辅助阅读：一个二十岁的青年企图抢一个九旬老妇的包。该老妇发觉后便用包轮打该抢包青年，直至该青年仓皇遁逃。该老妇讲，她根本没把自己的年龄当成一个问题。根据目击者描述的嫌疑犯所驾车的特征和车牌号，警察逮捕了该抢包青年。